A monitoring system includes a plurality of image-capturing apparatuses each including an event detector that executes on a corresponding captured image at least one of a plurality of processing algorithms for detection of a monitor event, and a transmission controller that outputs to a network only a processing result of the executed processing algorithm when a monitor event is not detected and that outputs to the network at least the captured image when a monitor event is detected; and a management apparatus managing the plurality of image-capturing apparatuses via the network and including an event determination unit that determines occurrence of a monitor event in accordance with the received processing result and a record controller that records the received captured image.
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1. A monitoring system comprising: a plurality of image-capturing apparatuses each including an event detector that executes on a corresponding captured image only some of a plurality of processing algorithms about a monitor event including region integration processing, and a transmission controller (a) that outputs to a network only a processing result of at least size of each integrated region for each moving body from the region integration processing of the executed processing algorithms without outputting the captured image when the monitor event is not determined by a management apparatus and (b) that outputs to the network the captured image for recording by the management apparatus only when an instruction to transmit the captured image is received from the management apparatus; and the management apparatus managing the plurality of image-capturing apparatuses via the network and including (1) an event determination unit that (a) determines occurrence of the monitor event in accordance with the received region integration processing results, (b) instructs the image capturing apparatus to transmit the captured image for recording only when the monitor event is determined to occur and (c) performs remaining processing algorithms of the plurality of processing algorithms on the received captured image and (2) a record controller that records the received captured image.
2. The monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the monitor event indicates intrusion of a moving body into a set area.
3. The monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the monitor event indicates intrusion or installation of a nonmoving body into a set area.
4. A monitoring system comprising: a plurality of image-capturing apparatuses; a plurality of image-processing apparatuses each including an event detector that executes on a corresponding captured image only part of a plurality of processing algorithms about a monitor event including region integration processing, and a transmission controller (a) that outputs to a network only a processing result of at least size of each integrated region for each moving body from the region integration processing of the executed processing algorithms without outputting the captured image when the monitor event is not determined by a management apparatus and (b) that outputs to the network the captured image for recording by the management apparatus only when an instruction to transmit the captured image is received from the management apparatus; and the management apparatus managing the plurality of image-processing apparatuses via the network and including (1) an event determination unit that (a) determines occurrence of the monitor event in accordance with the received region integration processing results, (b) instructs the image processing apparatus to transmit the captured image for recording only when the monitor event is determined to occur and (c) performs remaining processing algorithms on the received captured image and (2) a record controller that records the received captured image.
5. The monitoring system according to claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of image-processing apparatuses includes a corresponding one of the image-capturing apparatuses.
6. The monitoring system according to claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of image-processing apparatuses is externally connected to a corresponding one of the image capturing apparatuses.
7. An image-processing apparatus comprising: an event detector that executes on a corresponding captured image only some of a plurality of processing algorithms about a monitor event, wherein some of the plurality of processing algorithm include at least a processing result of at least size of each integrated region for each moving body from region integration processing in the captured image; and a transmission controller (a) that outputs to a network only the region integration processing result of the executed processing algorithms without outputting the captured image when the monitor event is not determined by an external device and (h) that outputs to the network at least the captured image for recording by the external device only when an instruction to transmit the captured image is received from the external device.
8. A management apparatus comprising: an event determination unit that (a) receives only processing result of at least size of each integrated region for each moving body from region integration processing of some of a plurality of processing algorithms via a network without receiving captured image from an external device, (b) determines occurrence of a monitor event in accordance with the received region integration processing result, (c) instructs the external device to transmit the captured image for recording only when the monitor event is determined to occur, (d) receives the captured image only after the external device receives the instruction to transmit the captured image for recording and (e) performs remaining processing of the plurality of the algorithms on the received captured image; and a record controller that records the captured image received after the external device is instructed to send the captured image based upon occurrence of the monitor event.
9. An event detecting method for use in a monitoring system including a plurality of image-capturing apparatuses and a management apparatus managing the plurality of image-capturing apparatuses via a network, the method comprising the steps of: executing, by each of the plurality of image-capturing apparatuses, on a corresponding captured image only some of a plurality of processing algorithms about a monitor event; outputting, by each of the plurality of image-capturing apparatuses, to the network only processing results of at least size of each integrated region for each moving body from region integration processing of the executed processing algorithms without outputting the captured image when the monitor event is not determined by the management apparatus; determining, by the management apparatus, occurrence of the monitor event in accordance with the received region integration processing result; instructing a respective image-capturing apparatus to transmit the captured image for recording by the management apparatus only when the monitor event is determined to occur; outputting, by each respective image-capturing apparatus to the network, the captured image for recording by the management apparatus only when the instruction to transmit the captured image is received by the respective image-capturing apparatus; performing remaining processing algorithms on the received captured image; and recording, by the management apparatus, the received captured image.
10. An event detecting method for use in a monitoring system including a plurality of image-capturing apparatuses, a plurality of image-processing apparatuses, and a management apparatus managing the plurality of image-capturing apparatuses and the plurality of image-processing apparatuses via a network, the method comprising the steps of: executing, by each of the plurality of image-processing apparatuses, on a corresponding captured image, only some of a plurality of processing algorithms about a monitor event; outputting, by each of the plurality of image-processing apparatuses, to the network only processing results of at least size of each integrated region for each moving body front region integration processing of the executed processing algorithms without outputting the captured image when the monitor event is not determined by the management apparatus; determining, by management apparatus, occurrence of a monitor event in accordance with the received region integration processing results; instructing the image-processing apparatus to transmit the captured image for recording by the management apparatus only after the monitor event is determined to occur by the management apparatus; outputting, by each respective mage-processing apparatus to the network, the captured image for recording by the management apparatus only when an instruction to transmit the captured image is received by the respective image-processing apparatus; performing remaining processing algorithms on the received captured image by the management apparatus, and recording, by the management apparatus, the received captured image.
11. An event detecting method comprising the steps of: causing a computer to execute on a corresponding captured image some of a plurality of processing algorithms about a monitor event; causing the computer to output to a network only processing results of at least size of each integrated region for each moving body from region integration processing of the executed processing algorithms without outputting a captured image when the monitor event is not determined to occur by an external device; and causing the computer to output to the network at least the captured image for recording by the external device only when an instruction to transmit the captured image for recording by the external device is received from the external device.
12. A program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium causing a computer to execute processing comprising the steps of: receiving only processing results of at least size of each integrated region for each moving both from region integration processing of a plurality of processing algorithms about a monitor event via a network without receiving a captured image from an external device; determining occurrence of a monitor event in accordance with only the received region integration processing result; instructing the external device to transmit the captured image for recording only when the monitor event is determined to occur; receiving the captured image only when the external device receives the instruction to transmit the captured image for recording; performing processing of remaining processing algorithms on the received captured image; and recording the captured image received after the external device is instructed based upon the occurrence of the monitor event.
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